Nintendo Entertainment System · 1989
Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse
悪魔城伝説
- Developer
- Konami
- Publisher
- Konami
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Series
- Castlevania
- Release year
- 1989
- Alternate titles
- Akumajō Densetsu · Akumajou Densetsu
Standard · 🇯🇵 JP · CIB: 91,7% (Fri Apr 24 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)). Standard · 🇺🇸 US · CIB: 112,6% (Fri Apr 24 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)). Standard · 🇪🇺 EU · CIB: 113,1% (Fri Apr 24 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)).
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| Región | SEALED | CIB | LOOSE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇯🇵 JP | €481.55 €409.32 – €553.78 | €165.07 €140.31 – €189.83 | €51.64 €43.89 – €59.39 |
| 🇺🇸 US | €717.14 €609.57 – €824.71 | €138.34 €117.59 – €159.09 | €36.79 €31.27 – €42.31 |
| 🇪🇺 EU | €1,040.52 €884.44 – €1,196.60 | €325.03 €276.28 – €373.78 | €125.51 €106.68 – €144.34 |
Prices show the median of recorded sales (source: eBay + Heritage auctions + PriceCharting aggregates, the same data that feeds your portfolio). Differences between regions reflect rarity: Japanese AES copies are typically 2–4× cheaper than their European equivalents because they had a much larger print run.
Description
Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse is a 1989 platform game developed and published by Konami for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It was released on December 22, 1989, in Japan, September 19, 1990, in North America and in May 1992 in PAL regions by Konami's Palcom publishing label. Despite being the third numbered installment in the Castlevania series, Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse is a prequel to the original Castlevania (1986), being set a few centuries before its events. The game's protagonist is Trevor Belmont, an ancestor of Simon Belmont, who is called into action to vanquish the forces of Dracula. Relinquishing the role-playing and action-adventure elements from Castlevania II: Simon's Quest, the game returns to the action-platforming gameplay of the original Castlevania but also introduces new concepts to the formula such as branching level paths and multiple playable characters. Castlevania III received positive critical reception. Multiple critics called the game a great return to roots for the Castlevania series and many highlighted the game's soundtrack as a point of praise. The game has been re-released on the Virtual Console for the Wii, Nintendo 3DS and Wii U, ...
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Releases
| Platform | Region | Date | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nintendo Entertainment System | 🇯🇵 JP | 1989 | Konami |
| Nintendo Entertainment System | 🇺🇸 US | 1989 | Konami |
| Nintendo Entertainment System | 🇪🇺 EU | 1989 | Konami |
